he stands a chance to reach a record 500 league appearances. He stands at more

than 460.

New talent

Chiefs have promoted four SA Under-20 internationals and defender

Lucky Baloyi is the one to watch.

Love it or hate it – the Jabulani ball is here to stay

PSL chief operating officer ­Ronnie Schloss has confirmed that only

the Jabulani ball will be used in all the league’s cup competitions. The World

Cup match ball will be used in the Telkom Charity and the MTN8 cups next

month.

Technological innovations

In addition to the referee’s communications kit, the league has

introduced a new online capturing system.

Information on yellow cards,

suspensions, substitutions, goals etc, will be available immediately in the

database management system.

A local coach winning the championship

The last five PSL titles were won by locals – Neil Tovey (2006),

Gordon Igesund (2007) and Gavin Hunt (from 2008 to 2010).

The fans’ “one-stop” shop

Welcome back to the Mamas and other stadium vendors.

The long wait for pap en vleis and cellular (a nip of brandy) is

­finally over as R25 will get a hungry fan a sumptuous plate of

dumpling/rice/pap served with chicken/beef and a choice of side salad – enough

to keep you full for the entire day.

Local soccer fanatics were ­severely hit in

the pocket by inflated food and beverage prices during the World Cup.

A half-a-litre cooldrink cost R15, a chicken burger went for R40

while a full meal was charged at up to R50.

Extensive hours of footie on TV

For those who still suffer a hangover from the World Cup, there

will be close on 290 hours of live broadcasts of domestic matches on

SuperSport’s Super Diski.

Laduma on SABC is also a channel of choice for any

soccer addict.

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